William Merritt Chase

Artist Spotlight…A Final Dose of Japonisme for the New Year

After that Christmas orgy of William Merritt Chase, I can’t resist adding just a few more paintings by his contemporaries for your viewing pleasure this New Year’s Eve…

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

Whistler La Princess du Pays de la porcelain — La Princess du Pays de la Porcelain

Purple and Rose The Lange Leizen of the Six Marks Whistler — Purple and Rose The Lang Leizen of the Six Marks

Symphony in White, No. 2 The Little White Girl Whistler — Symphony in White, No. 2 The Little White Girl

The_Balcony_1864_70 Whistler — The Balcony, 1864

The_Artist_s_Studio_ca_1865 Whistler — The Artist's Studio, c. 1865

James Jacques Tissot (1836-1902)

James_Tissot_-_Young_Women_Looking_at_Japanese_Objects — Young Woman Looking at Japanese Objects

Gustave Leonard de Jonghe (1829-1893)

The Japanese Fan, by Gustave de Jonghe — The Japanese Fan

Edmund Charles Tarbell (1862-1938)

Edmund Charles Tarbell Cutting Origami — Cutting Origami

Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836-1911)

lefebvre-the_language_of_the_fan — The Language of the Fan

Roberto Fontano (1844-1907)

fontano_roberto_a_young_girl_holding_a_fan — A Young Girl Holding a Fan

When I was a child, my mom and I would always play “pick your favorite” about any decorative item, whether it was a painting in a museum or a ballet costume in a performance. So my end of year question: If you could choose 1 painting to own, from this post or any of the others this month (check here, here, here and here), which would it be and why? Please leave me a comment!

Happy New Year all!! Here’s to 2011!!!

Dec 31, 2010 By tokyojinja in Artist Spotlight 19 Comments Tags: de Jonghe, Edmund Charles Tarbell, Impressionism, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Japonisme, Lefebvre, Roberto Fontano, Tissot, William Merritt Chase

Artist Spotlight…William Merritt Chase’s Japonisme Interiors

I am not going to say a lot about about this Christmas treat post, other than that the very prolific William Merritt Chase, long considered America’s “Best Impressionist,” was also fascinated with Japanese art and motifs. For your enjoyment, I have gathered a large grouping of his paintings which include clear references to Japonisme through props such as prints, fans, kimonos, and screens. In addition to these obvious references, the compositions of these later paintings – with their high horizon lines and uptilted foregrounds – reveal the more significant role Japanese art had on his artistic style.